# Incident 19890816046289I: Piper PA28140, Litchfield, CT, August 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1989, 20:15 local time
- Place: Litchfield, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7457° N, 73.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7457&lon=-73.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGAQQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 160 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890816046289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN FIELD DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. NEXT DAY NOSE GEAR HIT TRACTOR RUT ON TAKEOFF.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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